The preferred method is to use a screen capture with a voice-over narration explaining your hack, why you created it, and what is being show in the video. Remember that the judging panel is viewing the videos in isolation and may not have any context around your project.

You may mix in other elements with the screencast, such as footage demonstrating the issues your hack addresses, interviews, live action material and actors (ie team members and willing friends) you’ve filmed, etc – but be aware that videos that don’t primarily focus on showing off the hack itself will not be as useful as ones that do.

Audio

Many experienced video producers will tell you that audio can be more important than the visuals in a video. Make sure you give some thought to how you can do this part well.

Find a quiet place to record audio.

Scripts often need to be recorded several times to fit with the video footage and edited accordingly.

Music is a nice touch but make sure you are licenced to use the content 🙂

Submitting your video

Make sure you allow at least 1 hour to submit your video before the deadline.

As soon as you have the URL to the video, add this to your Project Page.

Remember you must have the actual URL of the video on your project page and not a link to another website where you have embedded the video. This is an important element used to validate the video was submitted before the deadline.